The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-08
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81. Paul, Alexandra, jlHsag
lake Arthur and tgR
Hallway COMPANY,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
staff OF LOUISIANA,

/ UNITED STATES OF AMERIGAt1
STAFF or LOUISIANA, 7
EpARIEH OF GALGAaTEU. ,
IIDETT KNOWN, That On the soth day OF
L y july in the wear of orr Lord 0ns IhGuss.hu
Eight Hundred end Eighty Seven, and OF tse m
| dependence of the United states q America 6ih
| Tts Hundred and Eleventh., before me, il. ii.
i3I,Tle a Notary PBblic daily commissioned anti
gnblitief for the Parish Of Gheasieu and state OF
puj8iapR and IN the presence OF witnesses DeFelil
after named e undersigned PERSONAL y came ana
| pppeareG WILLIAM GARY, WILLIAM. = (.
| TAGTELS WILLIAM II. HARRIS hUG4GSE5
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i, CARY. -DEE1SU EDERDBhN, ia N1ig y
gANDRUSz EDWARD L. SEIANhLlSr LLIIGS
S. CUTTING d j.. e. SWEET who ssFBIeliy ~,
Eiaraa that aVailiRE themselves OF the general
laws of this State relative 10 the organization o.
corporation for works Of public tmFTu FeInents,
etc they h8ve formed themselves INTO anu az "
These presents form themselves into and oHDstlt-
tuVe a corporation with all the powers vested By
law IN such corporations, and dc By these presents
covenant and agree and band themselves ander tne
following agreement and Bt1pul&GOhSt WHICH, tioe
adopt as tine charter, tO-wdt:
ARTICLE ].
The corporate nams Of said company is hereby
declared fn be the ST. PAUL, ALEXANDRIA,
JENNINGS, LAKE ARTHUR AND GULF
RAILWAY COMPANY, and Its dUl1lolle shan
be in the town Of ennings in Parrish OF oainasle9
ARTICLEII
This oomuanys shall enjoy succession and retain
its oOrpoFate existence for the period OF ninety
uiDgf9pl wears from its foundation. Inc EFedtue4b
Of Inc COMPANY and in his absBuee tho Secretary,
and in the absence of both of these the ITeasureI
Is hereby designated as the officer on whom ssll
citations and other legal process shall be served
The COMPANY shall have a corporate seal OF such
device as the Board Of Directors may determine
ARTICLE III.
This corporstinu is esta blishad with the objects
sud purposes following to-Hit To construct
hullf and thereafter % OWL mhIEssia ami Hse as
a railroad upon suGh a coarse &ntt OH such Tonte
and with suGI, tracts as the Gpard OF Directors
fl4r dcpta proper and cSpeGlunt N run FROM
1,0int Of } cummings or the Louisiana Western Raj
road in the eastern part Of the parrish Of UaAuaslet
and State Of Louisiana IN q nOrthClt' 0lreClpn,
through the eastern part to north line OF the
Stat. OF Louisiana to construct, maintain ami
Operate such side tracks tuTn-Onts ami branch
roads in connection with said railroad as SAD
BosPd OF Directors may Xix and 70 establish and
maintain in connection with said railroad all nee
essarv freight and passenger depots and other &C
cgssUTiss. e. To construct, bUltd, sud Thereafter
own, maintain and nSe as a railroad upon SUCH
course and along such route and with such tracks
as the Board Of Directors Of said company may
deem proper and expedient, 10 run from point at
Jennings On The Louisiana Western Railroad N
the parish OF GalGasleu, in sOuthbRsberiE dIrec-
hon through the parrish Of DalGasieu 10 Lake
Arthur thence southeast through the parish OF
VeTmiliun to q point that may be liked by said
Board Of Directors on the Bay Of eTm1lOD, and
to locate construct maintain and use, in cunneC-
tion with said railroad all necessary freight and
passenger depOt5 and other accessories, including
such side tracks, tprn-Outs and branches as said
Board Of Directors maS fix or deem proper